Throwing Knife
AF1783
From: Zaire | North Congo | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | AF1783 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Gasa |
Provenience | Zaire | North Congo | Belgian Congo |
Section | African |
Materials | Copper | Iron | Leather |
Description | Throwing knife; basket weave like leather handle; base of blade protrudes from the center base of handle, forming a loop; iron blade, long neck, copper wire wrapped around the lower neck of blade, sickle shaped head, a rectangular shaped piece with a circular cutout in the center protrudes from side of blade; lower left side of blade is incised. |
Length | 68.3 cm |
Width | 20 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
Other Number | 1163 - Other Number |
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